Customer Voices: File Transfer Security is Non-Negotiable
Of the three major large file transfer non-negotiables for media and entertainment companies, security is arguably the most important with speed and reliability being the other two. Safeguarding valuable media assets and ensuring uninterrupted business operations is fundamental to every successful player in the industry. Here’s what customers are saying:
Stan Cassio, President, Mango/NewEdit: Number one for us is security. Let’s begin there. Because Signiant has been vetted by all the studios, a mission-critical stamp of approval, Mango/NewEdit doesn’t have to worry about content security when working with large studios.
Ramy Katrib, Founder/ CEO, DigitalFilm Tree: Media Shuttle has solved a lot of our security problems right out of the gate. That’s another reason we relish Media Shuttle, because they have invested in security and end-to-end encryption in everything that they put forward to make it easier on companies like us. For our team and clients to appreciate what Media Shuttle has done is very telling.
Andrew Marescotto, Director of IT and Program Management, Blue Ant Media: We trust Signiant as a security portal because it allows us to have content moving out of our buildings very confidently. Sometimes [Signiant] is aware of something happening before we know about it. That’s the biggest thing, making sure people are aware of it. That’s a plus for me from a security perspective.
Jóhannes Reykdal, MCR Playout and Media Services Group, RÚV Iceland: We knew how bad FTP was regarding security and we wanted to get away from that. That was the main driver, security.
Paul Martin, Technical Operations Manager, Blazing Griffin: I appreciate the granular permissions and setting folder access per user. If a production requests, ‘This director wants access to this,’ they can only see that one folder, not any other folders which in our industry is very important. If we didn’t have that, we’d be looking at other solutions with that level of accuracy.
Erin White, Director of Content Security, DigitalFilm Tree: We check everything that we do. I know all content that’s coming in and out of the building. I purposely set notifications. Being able to have that at the forefront and transfer files securely is kind of our bread and butter.
Scott Bradbury, Chief Technology Officer, DigitalFilm Tree: Having that visibility is something that can get a high degree of trust for our clients. Media and entertainment is a really unique market. It needs products that are really tailored to the use cases that you have. It’s nice that we’ve found a service that really works well for us and is transparent and very easy to use.
Ben Manges, Fmr. Senior Director of Corporate Communications and New Media, Detroit Lions: The NFL has been actively making sure that teams are in compliance with their file transfer security protocols. Media Shuttle allows us to quickly and easily make video files available to news outlets and still be in compliance with NFL security protocols.
Luis Albritton, Fmr. Chief Engineer, Definition 6: That security and segregation of access was front of mind from the get-go. There was a component of, “How can we rapidly expand our capabilities, make our capabilities available, and work with contractors securely?” Our clients also have total confidence that their media is safe, yet securely accessible if necessary.
Ariel Gordon, Founder/CEO, Cinema Máquina: Before, we would accept materials in many ways. Now, we don’t accept material in any way but through Media Shuttle. We don’t allow something like Dropbox because it’s too slow, it’s too insecure, it doesn’t work.
Stan Cassio, President, Mango/NewEdit: It’s a tool that is essential in today’s globalized workload. You can be shooting in Morocco and push the files using Signiant. Studios are very protective of their content. The encryption is something that is essential. That’s the reason they vetted your product and because of that, they love it.
In the realm of media and entertainment, security stands as a paramount concern alongside speed and reliability for large file transfers. Customer voices resoundingly echo the importance of robust security measures provided by platforms like Signiant. Learn more about Signiant’s commitment to enterprise-grade security.
